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- Rethinking Reports
- Creative research-based assignments provide alternatives to the President Report, Animal Report, and Famous Person Report that ask students to think about old topics in new ways, work collaboratively, and develop products that support a variety of learning styles.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Problem-solving careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.7
- In this lesson for grade seven, students analyze information about various careers to determine how people in those occupations use problem-solving skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Writing for the Web
- How teachers can more effectively communicate information and ideas via the World Wide Web, to students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and the world.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Reading images: an introduction to visual literacy
- Images are all around us, and the ability to interpret them meaningfully is a vital skill for students to learn.
- By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
- Shells and more
- This activity involves identifying objects from the beach using a guide book and then placing the information into a prepared table.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Shelli Luna.
- Mystery message word processing
- Students learn basic word processing skills and eventually reveal a "Mystery Message".
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills)
- By Mary Rizzo.
- Periodic table database
- These lessons are designed to help students use their computer skills to create their own database using teacher directions, and they also learn how to read the periodic table and understand what it means.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Florence B. Winslow.
- Stamp it here, stamp it there, stamp it where?
- Using a drawing program (Kid Pix), students will integrate English Language Arts and Technology Skills as they work with Geometry skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics)
- By Mary Rizzo.
- Vocabulary surprise
- This lesson focuses on prediction skills and vocabulary development. Students predict what is in a box from information they are given. In order to determine the contents of the box, vocabulary must be deciphered through contextual meaning. The activity idea could be used in all areas with a few modifications. Science would be easily integrated. Cooperative learning is also used.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
- By Jennifer J. Murphy.
- How much is that doggy in the window?
- Using internet sources, students will explore information associated with owning a dog. Students will access a controlled collection of websites regarding owning a dog within the scavenger hunt.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Kathy Beck.
- Yahooligans owl information
- The topic of this lesson is great horned owls. The students will read information about the description of the owls and their eating habits. The students will also be able to listen to the sounds that a great horned owl makes. The student will be expected to use computer skills as well as reading skills to look up information in the website for the worksheet.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
- By Nicole Davenport.
- Introduction: Rethinking reports
- A little creativity can make research a rewarding learning experience for students and teachers alike.
- By David Walbert and Melissa Thibault.
- Analyzing Statistics S.S. Europe and Russia
- Students will gather statistical information on countries in Europe and Russia from almanacs. The information will be recorded in a chart. Students will then take the information and make line or bar graphs. Students will analyze the information by answering higher level thinking questions.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Information Skills)
- By J. Brown.
- Customer service jobs: Building skills for the future
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.9
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will research customer service jobs and determine what skills translate to good customer service. The lesson will conclude with a discussion of how these skills might apply in future careers.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts)
- By Jen Presley.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett and Sonya Rexrode.
- Animal slide shows!
- This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Margie Bartolomucci.
- Integrating computer use into a Trainable Mentally Disabled Level IV curriculum.
- Students involved in the Trainable Mentally Disabled program will use computers to supplement reading and personal information skills being taught as part of the implementation of student's Individual Education Plan. This activity will also allow students to reinforce fine-motor, visual-motor and behavioral skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills)
- By Suzanne Morris.
- Sell me on Dewey!
- Students create short, snappy, written commercials about the main categories in the Dewey Decimal System. Commercials are viewed by the class to reinforce Dewey, and help students locate books in the Library Media Center. Dewey Commercials can be used in Library Media Center Orientation for grades 3-5.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills)
- By Sonja Beckham.
- Quad soccer
- This is a fun variation of indoor soccer. There are four goals and teams instead of only two.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Healthful Living)
- By Clay Mohr.
- A friend, starting with you!
- This lesson helps students learn about themselves and how good a friend they are to others. It helps children identify their own special talents and characteristics while showing the importance of good self-esteem in making new friends.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Sara Smith.
- Mass of maize
- Students will weigh different products made from corn to determine if a cup of each product has the same mass. Students will use measurement and estimation skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
- By Julie Franklin.
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